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Nintendo has announced that it defeated a patent case in Seattle federal court involving the Wii Balance Board.

Back in May 2013, non-practicing entities Ithaca Ventures and Ithaca Development filed a lawsuit against Nintendo over claims that the Wii Balance Board accessory infringed its patent. Nintendo responded by seeking sanctions for filing a meritless case. After a German court determined that Ithaca’s European patent could not cover the Wii Balance Board and that Ithaca must pay Nintendo’s attorneys’ fees, the case was withdrawn.

Vice President and Deputy General Counsel Richard Medway of Nintendo of America said of today’s news:

Nintendo will vigorously defend its innovations against patent lawsuits, and will not pay to resolve meritless accusations, no matter whether the case is filed in the United States or elsewhere.

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Last week, Nintendo announced that it would be resurrecting the Nintendo World Championships as part of its E3 2015 plans. The company has now revealed which Best Buy locations will be hosting the qualifying events.

The proceedings will take place on May 30 between 10 AM and 7 PM local time at stores at the following locations:

1717 Harrison St.
San Francisco, CA

3675 Pacific Coast Highway
Torrance, CA

10760 NW 17th St.
Miami, FL

900 E. Golf Road
Schaumburg, IL

12905 Elm Creek Blvd. N
Maple Grove, MN

5001 Northern Blvd.
Long Island City, NY

9378 N. Central Expressway
Dallas, TX

2214 S. 48th St.
Tacoma, WA

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This week’s Famitsu review scores are as follows:

Hatsune Miku: Project Mirai DX (3DS) – 9/9/9/9
Wolfenstein: The Old Blood (PS4/XBO) – 8/8/9/8
Cross Ange: Tenshi to Ryuu no Rondo tr. (PSV) – 8/7/8/8
Gekidoui Arbeiter KOJI (3DS) – 7/8/8/7
Wind-up Knight 2 (Wii U) – 7/7/8/7
Possession Magenta (PSV) – 7/8/7/7
Downtown Nekketsu Jidaigeki (3DS) – 7/7/7/7
Saikoro No Mori 3-in-1 (Wii U) – 5/4/5/6

A new video from NintenDaan contains a bit of extra footage from Blocky Bot. Check it out in full below.

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The latest entry in the Super Robot Wars franchise, Super Robot Wars BX will arrive on Nintendo 3DS in Japan on August 20th this year. The latest issue of Famitsu revealed that the game will feature elements from the following mecha series:

If you’re taking part in the Mighty No. 9 beta and haven’t actually played it yet, you might want to get to it soon because the beta will be discontinued and no longer be available starting tomorrow, May 20th, Comcept announced in their latest development update.

Also, if you backed the project and got into the reward tier that gets you a personalized sketch from Keiji Inafune himself, rest assured that you will definitely be getting your reward. Comcept have published a video of Inafune drawing some of the over 250 sketches going out to backers. Watch it below:

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Nintendo have published another weapon trailer for Splatoon, this time focusing on the Splattershot. Watch it below:

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Code Name: S.T.E.A.M. is releasing this Friday in Europe, and with that comes a new 3DS theme for the game. The theme is available now in the Theme Shop, but those that preorder the game will get the theme for free. Check out the video below to see the theme in action!